M.O.R.E (Michigan Online Resources for Education):http://more.mel.org/ In partnership with Verizon the MDE is working on building a bank of lessons for Michigan Educators.
Prezi: Do you ever get bored by PowerPoint? This is FREE presentation software amped up to the 21st century level! Educators receive a free account with extra storage space. http://prezi.com/
Animoto: Looking for an easy way to make your photos look like a million bucks? Animoto is easy to use and visually stunning! http://animoto.com
Audacity:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. LAME:http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-lame.html If you are creating podcasts with Audacity you will also need LAME to export them to the MP3 format. The page in the LAME link will show you how to download and save LAME- it's tricky! My best tip is to download and when it asks you where to save select the desktop. TeacherTube:http://www.teachertube.com/ Videos, documents,photos, audio, and teaching resources that you can explore. A free account will let you view videos without the annoying ads. Look under 'Teacher Resources' to search 'TeacherVision'. Educational Videos and Games:http://www.neok12.com/
Wiki: I have used wikispaces and weebly. Both are very easy to navigate and use. Here are two examples: http://harrisburdickexplained.wikispaces.com/ This was a project my fifth graders completed. They had to create their own story based on one of the pictures from the story Harris Burdick written by Chris Van Allsburg. http://letterd.weebly.com/ This is the wiki that 21 Things for 21st Century Educators houses their courses on (amid many other wikis).
Scribblar: http://www.scribblar.com/ As a teacher you have to sign up for a free account. After you can make as many meeting rooms as you need for your students. Remember to mark them private! By posting links for students to enter, they may collaborate in class. Feel free to contact me if you have questions!
Thinkfinity: http://www.thinkfinity.org/ Over 55,000 FREE lessons brought to you by the Verizon Foundation
Web 2.0 Resources: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/web2.htm
Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com/?word=feathered Online graphical dictionary
M.O.R.E (Michigan Online Resources for Education): http://more.mel.org/ In partnership with Verizon the MDE is working on building a bank of lessons for Michigan Educators.
Prezi: Do you ever get bored by PowerPoint? This is FREE presentation software amped up to the 21st century level! Educators receive a free account with extra storage space. http://prezi.com/
Animoto: Looking for an easy way to make your photos look like a million bucks? Animoto is easy to use and visually stunning! http://animoto.com
Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Free, open source software for recording and editing sounds.
LAME: http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-lame.html If you are creating podcasts with Audacity you will also need LAME to export them to the MP3 format.
The page in the LAME link will show you how to download and save LAME- it's tricky! My best tip is to download and when it asks you where to save select the desktop.
TeacherTube: http://www.teachertube.com/ Videos, documents,photos, audio, and teaching resources that you can explore. A free account will let you view videos without the annoying ads. Look under 'Teacher Resources' to search 'TeacherVision'.
Educational Videos and Games: http://www.neok12.com/
Wiki: I have used wikispaces and weebly. Both are very easy to navigate and use. Here are two examples:
http://harrisburdickexplained.wikispaces.com/ This was a project my fifth graders completed. They had to create their own story based on one of the pictures from the story Harris Burdick written by Chris Van Allsburg.
http://letterd.weebly.com/ This is the wiki that 21 Things for 21st Century Educators houses their courses on (amid many other wikis).
Jing: http://www.jingproject.com/ If you would like use an alternative assessment tool, download Jing! You snap a picture of your screen and record the online action. You can then email it or post a link.
http://www.screencast.com/users/letterd/folders/Jing/media/b84677fb-1446-4c4b-a363-9642bd5eb658
Scribblar: http://www.scribblar.com/ As a teacher you have to sign up for a free account. After you can make as many meeting rooms as you need for your students. Remember to mark them private! By posting links for students to enter, they may collaborate in class. Feel free to contact me if you have questions!
Social Media Revolution Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8 This is the latest I've seen.
A Vision of K-12 Students Today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8 Video of kids with signs.
Staying Alive in the Digital Age: http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=20451
Monster.com Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJB0CzlzSwY&p=7073F678B52406D8&playnext=1&index=1
An Inspirational Teacher Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvmCp_BOeIc